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Armstrong gun

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a wrought iron breech-loading cannon named after its English inventor, Sir William Armstrong.

See also: Gun



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Gate Pa, which had eight underground chambers, was bombarded by the British, who had mortars, howitzers and five of the latest rifled, breech-loading Armstrong guns in an action that was a foretaste of the First World War.
The first honorary freeman of Newcastle was Sir William George Armstrong in 1886, for his great achievements, including the invention of the Armstrong Gun.
Reconstruction In January 2000 I was invited by the Fort Glanville Historical Association to take up the challenge of creating the mechanical loading system for the mounted 10" 20 ton Armstrong gun at Fort Glanville.
 
 
 
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